Terms and Conditions

Terms & Conditions for Bicycle Beano Cycling Holidays

By booking for a Bicycle Beano holiday, you accept the following terms and conditions.

Payment

To confirm your place on one of our holidays, we require a deposit of £80 per person.

The remainder of the holiday charge is payable 6 weeks (42 days) before the start date of the holiday.

If you don't pay the remainder on time we may consider that you have cancelled your booking and we may offer your place to someone else.

Your payments will be placed in trust in a separate "client account" at our bank, overseen by an independent trustee. Your money is only made available to us once your holiday is complete or in the event of you cancelling.

Cancellation

If you cancel your holiday, the deposit is not refundable.

If you cancel 42-22 days before the tour, we refund 80% of the remainder; 21-15 days, 60% of the remainder; 14 days or less, 0%.

Cancellation can be made by phone as long as it is confirmed in writing, either by post or by email from the email address you gave us when you booked.

We recommend that you take out travel insurance to cover you in case you have to cancel.

In the unlikely event that we have to cancel your holiday, we will refund the total amount you paid us.

Safety

We do all we can to make your holiday safe and enjoyable. However, you cycle at your own risk. All riders must ensure that their bikes are roadworthy and safe. We cannot be held responsible for the condition of other participants’ bikes or the manner in which they cycle. Participants must obey the Highway Code and cycle in a safe and responsible manner. All cyclists should take out 3rd Party Personal Liability insurance in case you cause an accident to another cyclist.

We do all we can to take you on safe and suitable roads, and give warnings on our route maps, route instructions and route talks where we think you need to take extra care. However, we cannot be held responsible for changes that may have taken place to road surfaces since we last cycled on them, nor for any traffic or temporary obstructions. Please do not assume that a road is safe just because it is on one of our routes; you should always judge road surfaces and conditions for yourself.

We give a short safety talk before the first ride, when each participant will receive a copy of our 'Guide to Safe Cycling' leaflet. We will require you to sign a declaration that you have attended the safety talk before you go on the first cycle ride of the holiday. We have a very good safety record and, with your help, would like to keep it that way.

If you choose to load one of our routes into a GPS device and use that for navigation when riding, you must still pay attention to the safety warnings and advice given on our route sheets.

We reserve the right to ask a participant to leave the holiday if, in our judgement, that person is repeatedly acting a way which endangers the lives or wellbeing of other members of the group.

The holiday

We will endeavour to provide a holiday as closely matching to the descriptions in our marketing material as possible. However, events may force us to modify or reschedule rides at short notice - for example changing weather conditions, changes by accommodation providers, road closures or unforeseen closure of lunch/coffee stops. If fewer than 8 people book for a holiday we may cancel it, in which case those who have booked will receive a full refund.

Legal

Bicycle Beano is a trading name of Cycling Dragon Limited, a limited company based in the UK registered in England and Wales, no. 09087103. Your contract with us is governed by English law.